Can you think of something which you know is good for you… you know you’ll benefit from… yet for more than one reason you’ve been putting it off and giving it lower priority than it deserves?
For me it happened today…
Well, I just finished an hour long massage session!
Yep, I know it’s suppose to be good… and almost every time I’ve tried Thai Massage in the past (when done properly) I end up feeling great. (Some kind of release and ease of tension.)
So today I popped into this place which got a type of massage called “Sports Massage”! (It’s a type of Swedish massage in combination with Shiatsu which is said to improve blood circulation and muscle healing)
Aha, I’ll try that ‘-)
(Trust me, I needed this… especially with the changes to my workouts over the last 2 months which made it more intense).
OK, I laid on my back as the masseur starting working my head.
I always try to guess where the next pressure point will be in a massage session… but I couldn’t guess that he’d go from the top of my head to my toes!
Hmm… so I went with the flow, listening to classic music… my face covered with a towel… aha, I might as well try to relax (and probably take a nap if I could ‘-)
Now if traditional Thai massage is an 8 in terms of how hard it is and the kind of pressure applied… Then what I’ve experienced is close to a 4 or 5. You know, a massage session where you can actually relax a bit.
Well, that’s what I thought until the masseur started flexing my toes (go on try it, bend your toes to the side as if you’re doing some kind of toe-split! It feels kind of weird).
Next the guy was punching on my heal and sole of my feet!
I kept thinking, “It’ll probably feel much better once it’s all done.”
The masseur moved from my legs… to arms… back and so on. There was more punching on the front and back of my thighs! (Not Mike Tyson style… the gentle massaging kind).
Wanna know how it feels like?
Well, on the day when you workout your legs feel every repetition… focus on the muscle… as you’re done for that day stretch properly. Normally, your leg muscles will still feel tense afterwards.
Ok, give it 30 minutes then do some light massaging punches to the front of you legs (keep your legs straight).
Now stop. Well, at least that’s how you’ll feel like when you try it.
However, when done properly it can really ease the tension. Here’s what I mean…
At the end of that hour it left like I’ve been dealt brand new muscles with premium fuel.
My whole body felt relaxed, no muscle tension with the slightest move having some kind of fluid motion to it (a bit like coming out of the swimming pool and noticing how your arm moves freely with ease).
So do I recommend having a massage?
For sure. Starting with once a month won’t hurt.
To a relaxing experience to ease your workouts,
M. Jamal
P.S. have you had a massage recently? Can you recall the last one you’ve tried? Go on let us know (hit ‘comment’ at top of this post)… was it any good?
In case you’re interested in massage here’s a resource worth checking.
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